mlochbaum/BQN
An APL-like programming language observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
76/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2280
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 21
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1075 stars · 67 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
BQN is a modern APL-derived array programming language with infix notation, built-in multidimensional array operations, and first-class functions. The repository hosts its self-hosted compiler, specification, documentation, and a browser-based REPL, with a low-dependency C bytecode implementation (CBQN) for offline use.
Use cases
- learn array programming in an APL-like language
- script and prototype with concise array notation
- number crunching on multidimensional arrays
- run APL-style code in the browser via a REPL
- embed an array language via C FFI
When to choose
- you want a modern, cleaned-up APL with consistent semantics
- you work with multidimensional arrays and want built-in array operations
- you want good documentation and tutorials for learning array programming
When to avoid
- you need a mature package manager and library ecosystem
- you need multi-threaded or distributed performance
- your team requires mainstream syntax and hiring pool
Facets
application · maturity active
programming-language interpreter compiler programming-languages data-science cross-platform cli browser c apl array-programming functional-programming bqn self-hosted repl algorithms
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/mlochbaum/BQN · fetched 2026-08-28 · 17c1b6599d71
- homepage: https://mlochbaum.github.io/BQN/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7dd8542fa61a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mlochbaum/BQN | main | 76 |
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